QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa on Wednesday declared a new state of emergency in seven of the country's 24 provinces, as well as one area of a further province, citing a rise in the number of violent deaths and other crimes in those jurisdictions.
The measure will be in force for 60 days, according to a decree signed by Noboa, who in January declared Ecuador was at war and designated 22 criminal gangs as terrorist groups.
(Reporting by Alexandra Valencia; Writing by Julia Symmes Cobb)
